Composer: Richard Baker, Vagn Holmboe, Torbjorn Hultmark, Mark Kesel, Edward Longstaff, Cecilia McDowall
Performer: Sukvinder Singh Namdhari, Chaconne Brass
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deux-Elles
Catalogue: DXL1141
Release: 2010
Size: 220 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Baker: Keck: Keck
02. Hultmark: A Lullaby: A Lullaby
Holmboe: Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 79
03. Poco Lento
04. Allegro
05. Adagio
06. Vivace
07. Kesel: Nachna: Nachna
08. MacDowall: Tango Oscuro
Longstaff: Symphony for Brass Quintet
09. I. Adagio – Allegro
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Scherzo
12. IV. Allegro
Visionary quintet Chaconne Brass mark the centenary of the birth of Danish composer Vagn Holmboe manuscript with their new CD ‘Dancing In The Dark’.
Since its formation in 1984 Chaconne Brass has built a reputation for imaginative programming and integrating the brass quintet with elements such as technology and improvisation, as well as with musicians from other ethnic and musical cultures. This CD showcases repertoire that demonstrates just that, from Mark Kesel’s Nacha with it’s unique take on Bhangra and the sublime talents of Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari’s tabla playing to Torbjorn Hultmark’s A Lullaby utilising live electronics and a many-layered electroacoustic track.
The CD also celebrates the centenary of the birth of the great Danish composer Vagn Holmboe with probably the first recording by a British quintet of his Quintet Op 79. This substantial piece is balanced by the equally considerable Symphony for Brass Quintet by Edward Longstaff.